Warners patent rifle and Spencer cartridge

[minerotago]

I have here a Warners patent carbine made by the Green Rifle works. Can anyone help me to trace it via its serial number 2776
It also chambers my one and only original Spencer cartridge that I have here so am curious as to exact calibre. The cartridge in question also fits my Spencer.

Dont worry folks - my Spencer is still my favourite rifle! In fact I prefer it to any of my other rifles including my Winchesters and Whitney Kennedy.

[Two Flints]

Hi Minerotago,

Sorry, I have no serial # information on Warner Carbines.  However, try this link:

http://www.rayrilingarmsbooks.com/cgi-bin/rrb455.cgi/3743 for more general information about the Warner.  Book price is pretty low!  Lots of copies out there, just do a Google Search for a more complete selection of that particular book and prices.

Also found this reference to the Warner in one of my books.  Covers the Warner lower left side of page.


                     (end of page added on sentence)listing 321 Warner Carbines in their inventory.











Two Flints

[minerotago]

Thanks for that Two Flints - much appreciated.

My one is one of the Green ones so it is a bit different to the one in the photos you have posted. I am not entirely certain but I am at least 99% certain that I saw the one above in the inventory of guns for sale on one of the antique firearm businesses website.  I had a smile when I read the article you posted as I have not seen one advertised for sale yet which has not got a split stock with chips missing to greater or lesser degree.

You will be pleased to know that it was my favourite civil war firearm - until I got my Spencer and in my opinion the Spencer overshadows it many times over. Actually I told my wife that I want to be buried with the Spencer!

Back to the Warners - Like them all my one had a chip missing though small and a couple of small cracks. I replaced the chip with a piece of walnut from an old Enfied SMLA stock and glued the cracks so that it is all but impossible to tell that it has ever been damaged. I am very happy with this and realsie that to get one better would possibly be impossible. After having read your enclosed article above I am now thinking that if they were that notorious back in the 1860s then they are probably few and far between now! As there were only 6501 made in both variations I would like to know exactly how many are still about - not many I would think despite the fact that quite a few have featured in various sales in the US in the last few years.